Everton Banter Archive December 27 2012

27 Dec 2012 21:32:56
Is it just me or have the match officials been worse this year than in any other season. Meself I can't think of 1 match we have played at least at home were they have had a good game. Some of the decisions have been nothin but a joke. These refs now are supposed to be pro's there on a good wage and well looked after yet still we won't see them talking about bad decisions till they have retired. For years I have been saying its time we got some good honest players to go for there ref licence when they hang there boots up. they no how the game works and would never be intimidated by the big stars in are league maybe I'm wrong but a cant think of what else they could do. But it starting to do my head in now. LIAM!! IMWT! {Ed025's Note - us eds have been saying the same liam...the standard of our refs, compared to european ones is shocking!, and im not saying that because we have had some bad decisions go against us, the standard is just not up to scratch..

Spot on ed there's another one why can't we import the best refs we can do it with everything else players,managers,chairman,ground staff, everything but refs. Makes no sense to me. But something really does need to change mate. LIAM!! {Ed025's Note - i agree liam..

27 Dec 2012 19:50:22
Heard from a credible source that there was a kick off on the team bus on the way back from west ham. She said that jelavic (again) was causing trouble because he wanted to sit next to bains but pienaar wouldn't move. Apparently he sat behind pienaar and dug his knees into the back off his seat all the way home. I think he will go in jan if all these rumours are true.
Chop chop

What a load of bull! Tom {Ed025's Note - i think it was meant as a joke tom.

So he s the tosser that sits behind me on every plane I ve every flew on...Next time Im going to write Kick Me on the back of his seat..
They probably flew or got the train...
Hope all this is irony..
COYB
George {Ed025's Note - it is george..

Got coach sat next 2 coach driver at west ham

27 Dec 2012 15:12:36
Gibsons red card has been overturned! So no suspension! But he will most likely miss more than 3 games anyway through injury! Typical!!
Pretty poor performance yesterday but still bagged 3 points so I'm happy! Chelsea are playing great football at the moment so not fully confident about Sunday if yesterday's performance is anything to go by! At this moment in time ill be happy with a draw! But pray for the win

27 Dec 2012 12:38:45
Should we be worried that Fellaini and Baines both feature for January in the official club calendar? {Ed025's Note - no..

27 Dec 2012 10:13:59
Forest=foreign owners=sack their manager after 4months
Blackburn=foreign owners=sack manager after 10games
Liverpool=foreign owners=change managers nearly as much as Chelsea
Chelsea=foreign owners=enough said!!

We might be poor but we have great leadership

IMWT IKWT

Fluffy01016

27 Dec 2012 11:45:39
Thats just xenophobic UK owners can be just as bad ask Leeds, Bradford, Glasgow Rangers and I seem to recall a certain Peter Johnson. {Ed025's Note - fair point mate..

Not sure the relevence of your point. If you are saying that foreign owners are a poor thing how do you explain SAF at Man U? or what Wenger at Arsenal both clubs owned by non Brits
Just because Everton are owned by a Brit doesnt prove great leadership surely its what is in the trophy cabinet is the measure of sucess not how long a manager has been in place!

Just highlighting that being taken over by a rich foreign investor isn't always a good thing. Not saying all foreign owners are bad or that all English are good but just that we should be careful what we wish for

Fludfy01016

27 Dec 2012 02:50:57
sorry forgot to mention how in the hell did that cheating horse face person manage to stay on the pitch after that challenge on stoke's keeper? cole and gibson six inches away from the ball him three feet! also think stoke get a bit of unfair stick they are improving its not always pretty but they are trying. also hope wigan stay up they play nice and i like martinez. imwt coyb.....grbefc

Donkey out of shrek should of been sent!!
But I don't care about the lesser teams like Liverpool, Qpr, Villa.

I just concentrate on the top teams like us, Man Utd-City!!

Tree Blue

27 Dec 2012 00:46:33
Any truth in these Donavon rumours ed? According to some reports in america he's coming back?

ToffeeMike {Ed025's Note - as far as i know mike...he has no intention of coming this season..

Aah ffs :( The sooner Mirallas is back the better. Thanks for info ed.

ToffeeMike {Ed025's Note - mirallas, fellaini, and gibbo make us a far better side mike, no disrespect to the other midfielders, but i believe those three are as good as any in the league..

ED 25 you are forgetting Ossie at the moment! He has to be one of the in form midfielders. People talking about regular England place now! Degsypulford {Ed025's Note - yes degsyp, he is playing well, but for me needs these good players around him to excel..

Just didnt want you to forget him. I think he is defo our most improved player. By a mile!
Degsypulford

27 Dec 2012 00:37:46
I'd like to read your views on this, Everton and Tottenham are equal on games played, points and goal difference but Everton, alphabetically, come before Tottenham. Obviously alphabet should not be used as means to determine final league position, but can anyone explain why the BBC is listing Tottenham as 4th above Everton in 5th on their website?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20778968

Goals scored.

^what he said.

Everton should be fourth as we have already played spurs and we have a better head-to-head record against them.

^that does apply in certain leagues (head to head), I know la liga uses that method but the epl does not.

It could be cos theyve won more games does anyone know the rules. thgfest {Ed025's Note - i think its goals scored..

It is goals scored. Heard it on the telly this am so it must be true!
Degsypulford

If the suarez WINNER had been given you would be 7th {Ed025's Note - if my mother had been my brother, my auntie would be my sister in law...give it up mate, ffs..

Yeah and if the goals against Newcastle were allowed, the ridiculous penalty against Man City, the one not given against Wigan, Arsenal etc etcetc etc etc etc etc etc etc we would be 2nd.


Aussie Toffee

And we would still be above Liverpool !
ToffeeAL